Grain-sprouting device.



H. S. GHAPIN.

GRAIN sPRoUTING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 5. 1912.

' VPatented Dec. 10, 1912.

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HENRY S. CHAPIN, 0F BOWLING GREEN, OHIO.

GRAIN-SPROUTING- DEVICE.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application led April 5, 1912.

Serial No. 688,693.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. CHAPIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bowling Green, in the county of Wood and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Grain-Sprouting Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to racks for holding grain sprouting pans andmore particularly to grain sprouting devices.

The sprouting of grain (oats, etc.) for poultry feeding has receivedconsiderable attention on account of the fact that it greatly increasesthe amount of feed from a give-n amount of grain and adds much to itsvalue. This sprouting has usually been accomplished by placing the grainin pails, boxes, or other such receptacles and is attended by severalinconveniences, loss of time, and unnecessary labor.

It is the object of this invention to avoid these diiiiculties and alsoto prevent the grain from rotting in the pans by reason of constantwater in the pans.

The invention also contemplates a cover for the pans which will holdheat.

A further object of the invention is the construction of a rack having aplurality of bins or pans so supported thereon that the drippings fromeach bin travels in a common line and will drop to a single receptacle,thus preventing any dripping upon the lioor or other surface where thedevice is supported.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the lower pan pulled outfor convenience in raking or sprinkling the grain. Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing a special cover mounted over the pans forretaining the heat therein.

Tn the speciiic embodiment of the invention, as illustrated he1ein,'therack is shown as comprising four uprights l, 2, 3 and il, all of whichare connected together at their lower ends by the bars 5 and theuprights 11 2, and 3, 4L are connected by a cross piece 6 at their upperends. The grainv sprouting pans which are shown at 7 are supported uponpairs of cross rods 8, the said cross bars having a slight downwardinclination from the uprights 2 and 4 to the uprights 1 and 3 and thecross bars which connect the uprights 1 and 2 are arranged in a lowerplane than the corresponding bars upon the opposite side of the rack.Both bars of each pair have substantially the same inclination from therear to the front of the rack.

Each pan is provided with a drip opening 9 in its forward right handcorner so that when all of the pans are alined, as shown in Fig. 1, theupper pan will drip past the next succeeding lower pan and so on, intoany suitable receptacle placed upon the floor, or other surface uponwhich the rack is supported. These pans are preferably constructed ofvarying sizes, the lower one being the smaller and the upper 'onesgradually increasing in size so that they may be properly nested oneinto the other for transportation or storage. In orderl to retain heatwithin the pans, any suitable cover, such as a blanket or other likedevice, may be thrown over the rack so as to cover all the pans or thespecial type of cover, as illustrated in Fig. 3, may be employed. Thiscover consists of a back 10 having attached thereto top flaps 11 whichare adapted to overhang the inwardly turned ends of the back and beingalso provided with a liap 12 which goes in between the uprights of theframe and is thus arranged close to the pans.

In treat-ing the grain in the pan, the same is irst soaked possibly halfa day or during the night and the bulk of the water is then drainedoli". The grain is then poured into the pans and covered to permitwarmth. It is then sprinkled with warm water and stirred once or twice aday.

The order in which the pans are arranged may be reversed and so that theupper pan will be smaller and will drip into the next succeeding lowerpan, and the last or lowest pan will drip directly into the receptacle.

What is claimed is 1. A grain sproutingdevice comprising a plurality ofpans, and a rack for supporting the pans with an inclination bothlaterally and longitudinally, said pans having apertures in their lowestcorners.

2. A grain sprouting device comprising a plurality of uprights, inclinedcross bars connecting said uprights, and a plurality of cross bars andhaving apertures in their hawpans slidably mounted upon said cross bars.est corners, and means to cover said pans. l0

3. A grain sprouting device comprising In testimony whereof I aiix mysignature four uprights, cross bars connecting said in presence of twoWitnesses.

uprights andheing inclined, cross bars upon HENRY S. CHAPIN. one side ofthe device lying in a piane lower Witnesses:

than the cross bars of the opposite side oi" ROBERT DUNN,

the rack, pans slidably mounted upon said J. H. VVALLAM.

Copies cf this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

